Karolinska Institutet via ScienceDailyThe human brain is much better than previously thought at discovering and avoiding disease, a new study reports. Our sense of vision and smell alone are enough to make us aware that someone has a disease even before it breaks out. And not only aware — we also act upon the information and avoid sick people.READ MORE

Forbes Early detection of cancer is one of the most powerful tools in the management of this disease. And while imaging modalities have advanced the ability to detect early disease, challenges still exist for both clinician and patient. Yet one point remains clear and is a driving principle — early detection saves lives. And the earlier, the better.
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University at Buffalo via ScienceDailyIn the fight against super bacteria, University at Buffalo scientists are relying on strength in numbers to win the battle against drug resistance.
A team of researchers found that combinations of three antibiotics — that are each ineffective against superbugs when used alone — are capable of eradicating two of the six ESKAPE pathogens when delivered together.READ MORE

DARK DailyThere is a big change coming to clinical laboratory companies, hospitals and other providers that report their organization's financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles. Such organizations will need to assess their contracts in a different way to comply with the upcoming implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 606: Revenue Recognition Standard.
Simply said, ASC 606 makes fundamental changes in the way all contracts must be analyzed and reported each quarter. READ MORE

HealthDay NewsScientists exploring how the Zika virus passes from pregnant monkeys to their fetuses believe the infection may be more dangerous to human pregnancies than previously believed.
"The results we're seeing in monkey pregnancies make us think that, as they grow, more human babies might develop Zika-related disease pathology than is currently appreciated," said lead researcher Ted Golos.
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University of Calgary via Medical Xpress Stem cell researchers at the University of Calgary have found another piece of the puzzle behind what may contribute to hair loss and prevent wounds from healing normally.
Jeff Biernaskie's research, published recently in the scientific journal npj Regenerative Medicine, identifies a key signalling protein called platelet-derived growth factor.
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston via Infection Control TodayUniversity of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston scientists have unlocked mysteries of how the Ebola virus hampers the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and its accompanying lethal disease, according to a new report in PLOS Pathogens. The study was conducted in collaboration with the University of Washington and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Medical News TodayAfter studying their activity in mice, researchers have discovered that a type of immune cell normally associated with inflammation, or regulatory T cells, also promote hair growth by triggering stem cells in the skin. Mice without these particular immune cells cannot regenerate hair. The researchers suggest that defects in regulatory T cells could be a cause of alopecia areata and may also contribute to other forms of baldness.
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University of Washington via Lab ManagerLiving cells must constantly process information to keep track of the changing world around them and arrive at an appropriate response.
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